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Kids Who Are Bullied Don’t Always Grow Up And Get Over It
One might think that kids who are bullied grow up and get over it, but my cousin says he remembersContinue reading
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How Disabled Individuals Can Save Without Penalizing Social Security Benefits
Our daughter has received Social Security Disability and Medicaid ever since she turned eighteen. The amount Lindsey receives has gone up over time, yet for…
Nadine Kenney Johnstone: “Of This Much I’m Sure” Book Review
Several years ago, when I was attending a writing workshop on the shores of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, I met Nadine Kenney Johnstone. My first…
New Zealand Nature: A Half Day Trip to Piha
John and I are not tour people. We don’t particularly like large groups, or wearing some sort of identifying badge, or following a guide around…
Devonport: A Town of History and White Picket Fences
Before my husband and I flew to Auckland, New Zealand, I checked out Tripadvisor to learn the Top Ten Recommended things to do in this…
Dear President Obama: Thanks For Not Tweeting At Three A.M.
Dear President Obama: “When they go low, we go high,” your beautiful wife, Michelle, said. And so many times, you’ve had to do just that.…
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Special Needs Recognition: Making A Difference in Her Community
Sometimes you meet a person in the world who deserves to be recognized. And last month, I met Lindsay Stephens. She is thirty-four, and although…
Blog, Life Stories, Special Needs
When A Daughter With Developmental Delays Becomes Combative
I've been quiet on the blog front for a very long time because shame is a powerful emotion. Many memoir workshop facilitators tell us to…
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Hiking The Rogue River Trail with Friends
A casual inquiry about how our friends planned to kick off their summer, turned into a four-day, forty-mile hike along southern Oregon's Rogue River Trail…